Featuring heavy representation in the individual Top 10 of their divisions, the Ruston High cross country teams captured championships at the Southern Arkansas University Lois Davis invitational in Magnolia, Ark., this past weekend.

Coach Jimmy Williams’ girls had the individual winner in Adaiza Austin with a time of 19:19 over the three-mile course, along with five of her teammates placing in the Top 10.

In the boys’ division, Ruston’s title performance was highlighted by four individuals placing in the Top 10. Dominique Cheffin was the top finisher for the Bearcats with a three-time time of 16:12.

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So how did April Malveo go from not knowing the correct way to throw the discus in high school to being a two-time All-American thrower at Louisiana Tech and the first ever female track and field athlete inducted into the University’s Athletics Hall of Fame?

Well, there was tons of desire, hard work and determination. Then there was one of the easiest, or sometimes hardest, of things for people to do — listening.

BATON ROUGE (AP) — LSU pitcher Jared Poche knows he isn’t going to overpower anyone, so he relies on his ability to control his pitches — and his emotions — to record outs at crucial moments.

His latest exhibition of clutch pitching left Louisiana-Lafayette frustrated by all the runners they left in scoring position, gave the Tigers a reprieve from their own early inning struggles at the plate, and ultimately carried LSU to a 17th berth in the College World Series.